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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6237550" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>Okay, I misunderstood. In your presentation, it sure looked like you were saying there was this slew of shows before Buffy, when in reality, there was just one.</p><p></p><p>There was Xena. A couple of execs then contemporaneously said, "Hey, that works! Let's take a movie as a basis (reliable IP!), and try to reproduce it." Both of those worked!</p><p></p><p>Then came a slew of others in the early 00s that didn't work so well. Which just goes to show that while badass female lead can be a good thing, it doesn't ensure a good thing.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Actually, Gail Berman was working for Sandollar Television at the time she went to Joss. It was only later, after Buffy was well on its way, that she became an exec for Fox - if was that success that got her the job at Fox.</p><p></p><p>It is an odd irony that the woman who made Buffy happen might also be blamed for killing Joss' later show, Firefly - it was her decision to put the show in the Friday night "death slot" and run the episodes out-of-order.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 6237550, member: 177"] Okay, I misunderstood. In your presentation, it sure looked like you were saying there was this slew of shows before Buffy, when in reality, there was just one. There was Xena. A couple of execs then contemporaneously said, "Hey, that works! Let's take a movie as a basis (reliable IP!), and try to reproduce it." Both of those worked! Then came a slew of others in the early 00s that didn't work so well. Which just goes to show that while badass female lead can be a good thing, it doesn't ensure a good thing. Actually, Gail Berman was working for Sandollar Television at the time she went to Joss. It was only later, after Buffy was well on its way, that she became an exec for Fox - if was that success that got her the job at Fox. It is an odd irony that the woman who made Buffy happen might also be blamed for killing Joss' later show, Firefly - it was her decision to put the show in the Friday night "death slot" and run the episodes out-of-order. [/QUOTE]
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